Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-01
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
What Progress Congress is Making
Strained Relations Between the Two Houses

Strained Relations Between the Two Houses
The Senate.
While the journal OF yesterday was being read
Mr.. Edmunds had three occasions of proving that
ne was still determined to s1nsst on the regular
and orderly transaction Of business" and not to
Yield 10 any effort to hurry up proceedings. First
Mr. Cameron moved to dispense with the reading
OF tne Journal, and then Mr.. Hale asked leave to
interrupt the reading, in order to have the naval
appropriation bill referred to the committee on
aaIPpropriations aIn and again Mr. Sherman moved to
u1spenSe i with the further reading of the journal
! to al NJ which propositions Mr. Edmunds OBJ
1ected and SO the reading OF the journal was pro-
the minutes time
Cne PRESIDENT, vetOing Senate bill for public
building at Lafayette, Ind.
ON motion OF Mr. Harrison who quoted the
phrase, federal decoration, from a former veto
message or the PreSde1t the message was referred
10 tne committee on public buildings and grounds.
MI: HOar, from the committee on privileges and
elections reported back the credentials OF Senator
Stt1eek5r1dge $40 lMich and Turpie und9 together
legislature in the latter caSe) and moved that
they be placed on file and the committee discharged
from thelr further consideration. SO ordered.
THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION TO CONTINUE.
Also resolution authorizing the committee to
SNo AA6 fliu COuLluue IN 1QVcStlRaJlOu
heretofore ordered into the alleged ballotbox out
RACES In Texas Referred to the committee on con.
t1ngent expenses
THB NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
was read the second time and referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations.
mt. Call presented petitions of certain New
YORK bankers representing aliens the purchasers
and owners Of American railroad bonds, asking
OF income tax Illegally exacted from them
heierred Mr Ha 70 the committee on appropriations
MI. morgan Onered resolution tnStructing the
committee on Indian affairs to examine into the
condition of Indian tribes along the northern bor-
White Earth reservation, Mimi. and to tnyesti-
gate the conduct OF Indian agents &C. Adopted.
Inc committee printing was also authorized
TO slt during the recess and continue inveSt1ga-
ton.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. sher-
inan lor the daily meeting at IL am. was adopted
RUSHING THE PENSION BILLS.
The Senate then, On motion Of Mr. Sawyer pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF pension bills on the
calendar.
All the pension bills on the calendar t1fty-seven
IN number) were passed, the time occupied being
just twenty-five minutes.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on appropria-
tlons reported back the naval appropriation bill,
with amendments. Ordered printed and placed
on the calendar
On motion OF Mr.. Dawes, House bill to grant the
[lShC or way through the Indian Territory to the
CiiiCotoo, hdHSdS anu NeDTdSka railway was taken
from the calendar; and, after explanation, was
passed.
House Of Representatives..
The House met at ten o'clock this morning, in
continuation OF yesterdays session. But few
members were present. There was no hurry more
than If they had six weeks yet before them.
On motion Of Mr.. Belmont (N ", the Senate
amendments to the diplomatic and consular an
preparation bill were non-concurred in and con-
ference ordered.
THE BILL TO PAY MEXICAN PENSIONS PASSED.
On motion OF Mr. Townshend Qll), the bill max
Ing appropriations for the payment OF Mexican
pensions was taken up and passed.
1T appropr1ates 8, 100000 for the remainder of
ne current fiscal year and 81 600 900 for the next
MT. Payson Ml) submitted. the conference re.
port on the bill restricting to American Citizens the
ownership OF real estate in the territories and it
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE RIVER AND HARsoR
BILL AGREED TO.
MI. Wills (ky) presented the conference report
on the river and harbor appropriation blu. and
on demand OF MI. Anderson (Kans), the bill was
reaG ha esenso over hour Of time
items In the House bill to q sum aggrepaffn1
:2l5o' ooo. @ ,i This was reduced in conference to
items aggregating 81, ,O13. .5OO which were reduced
In conference to ss5, 500. The total OF the oripi
ETA g a h3Ise - on IVA WAS The total Of
1t comes from conference is $9,9l9 sOO.i - 40
~ Ma; Wills slated that he would like to have had
an, an opportunity to explain the provisions OF the
OIL, ana 70 defend 1t against the attacks made
upon II; but In view OF the fact that other hills
were pressing upon the attention of the House che he
would ask an immediate vote.
The conference report was agreed to-yeas 177
nays 80. ' A'''
Mr.. ONein Pa) presented petition of the Uni
VerSal Peace Union against apDrOnrtatfons for
iOrIlncatlonS ana war vessels. Referred.
APPROPRIATION BILLS THRnrcu
MI. Peel (Ark.) submitted the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill, and it was agreed
to.
MI. Burnes CMo.> moved to suspend the rules
anu pass tne oenclency appropriation bill.
ANOTHER HOUR GONE.
Another hour was consumed In the reading of
the measure
Mr. Cannon oily said that II the bill were up for
consideration in the ordinary way. he would move
10 Iecommit 1t. 1t was not before the House upon
ahe 1nas was 81 either proper or
It had never been submitted init ine to lepGfts the
eq eommttee MT but If it emanated from any person
was ignorant. The bill Appropriated a}nmH mI
$4,000, and IN the main, he concurred in its
was not In it 1t omitted an appropriation Of
100000 5000, for services rendered by tie Central
Of its eassS c%Pany Ds TSs over the miles
had. held that that sum was due
and payable by the government He was not here
TO make plea for the Central Pacific comnanv
but only to call attention to the fact that moi,
withstanding this decision of the highest tribunal
IN Inc land, the committee on appropriations ex-
ercising sovereign power to repudiate the Oblies
tlons or the government, had refused to make An
appropriation. w A.'no "AA
The report Of the committee stated that in the
SUIT upon Which the judgment was rendered the
equities were not presented. The case had heen
prepared by the democratic Attorney General and
II that officer by fraud, cOllusiOn or fpnorance
Jailed TO do his duty the gentleman fSnm Mis-
souri, should have moved articles OF imneach.
ment. the committee also failed to apnronriate
E,SOO,OOO 10 pay judgment of the Court OF
Claims In favor OF the ChOctaw nation
MIR. McCOmaS commended the committee for
emitting the Central Pacific claim ~
!Mr. BurneS (Mo.), in response to Mr. cannon,s
criticism, said that While the report had NOT heen
formally presented to the committee. II had been
approved informally by the members of the ma
Jorlty and had been printed for one week AS Tar
as Che ODngat10nS or the government were con-
cefned ne would never vote to repudfate them.
Dut ne contended that while the Central Pacific
owed the government $50 600 600 the VOyernment
had the right to take the 600 and hold r in the
Treasury TO the credit OF the cOmDanV until the
day OF settlement came. Patent fraud had been
committed by the company and it was easy to
turn TO facts and circumstances that before iury
would convict every member OF thar cornorsfion
VINO had participated In its management for the
last ten years OF conduct that Would make him
better fitted for the cell Of prison house than for
the chamber OF the statesman ~
THE BILL PASSED.
The motion to suspend the rules was agreed to.
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